Thursday, September 4, 2014

Milwaukee Repertory Theateropens its 2014/15 Season in the Quadracci
Powerhouse with the glorious musical saga TheColor Purple.
Please read the attached release or below for more information.

THE COLOR PURPLE,

A
GLORIOUS MUSICAL SAGA FEATURING A TERRIFIC, MULTI-TALENTED CAST,

OPENS IN
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER’S QUADRACCI POWERHOUSE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

September
4, 2014 – [Milwaukee] – Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 2014/15 Quadracci
Powerhouse Season kicks off in grand style with an uplifting production of The
Color Purple. This hit musical, based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel, will be directed by Artistic Director Mark Clements,
who reunites with the same creative team behind last season’s wildly successful
hit production of Ragtime. This will be the fifth musical that Clements
has directed at The Rep.

Called
“inspirational” by The New York Times and “soaring and joyful” by Time
Magazine, The Color Purple is an unforgettable story, spanning four
decades, about a woman who triumphs over adversity and discovers her own unique
voice in the world. With a joyous Grammy-nominated score featuring jazz,
ragtime, gospel, and blues, The Color Purple captures the
hearts of young and old, and reminds us that “it only takes a grain of love to
make a mighty tree.” The Color Purple runs in the Quadracci Powerhouse
from September 23 – November 2, 2014 and opens on Friday,September
26.

“We are
thrilled to kick off our 2014/15 Season in the Quadracci Powerhouse with the
award-winning musical The Color Purple and share it with Milwaukee
audiences,” says Artistic Director Mark Clements. “The show has
incredible music in it with a wonderful score performed by live musicians; and
our production will feature a multi-talented cast of 27 actors. The Color
Purple is an inspiring, epic story of a family, and a testament to the
healing power of love and a celebration of life. The soul-stirring music, vivid
characters, strong message of hope, women’s empowerment and the power of the
human spirit, will make this what we believe will be an unforgettable
experience at the theater.”

Clements
added, “The Color Purple is a powerful story of redemption and we need
to hear these stories, especially in these challenging times that we live in.
My hope as a theater maker is that by offering this play to the Milwaukee
community we can continue to have thought-provoking conversations with our
audiences about the deeper themes explored in the play. We have many
fascinating panel discussions scheduled around this production and we hope that
our audiences will join us in these forums. I believe meaningful conversations
around the work we do in the theater can be a first step in creating positive
change in our community.”

The Color
Purple is presented by BMO Private Bank.
The Executive Producers for this production are James E. and Mary K.
Braza, Jackie Herd-Barber and Michael Barber. The production
is also receiving additional support provided by City of Milwaukee Arts
Board, Visit Milwaukee and Woo Connections. The Media Sponsor
for this production is Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Media Partner
is Shepherd Express. The Quadracci Powerhouse Season is sponsored
by H. Richard Quadracci Ewens and Emilio Cabrera in memory of Harry
and Betty Quadracci.

The Color Purple
Tickets

Tickets
for The Color Purple begin at $30.00. Single Tickets for all of
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 2014/15 productions are now on sale and can be
purchased online 24/7 at www.MilwaukeeRep.com,
through The Rep’s Ticket Office by calling 414-224-9490 or in
person at 108 E. Wells Street. Group tickets are also available for purchase by
calling Group Sales Manager Joy Surber at 414-290-5340.

Rep In Depth – get an insider’s look at the production from cast member Carl
Clemons-Hopkins with a discussion that begins 45 minutes prior to every
performance.

Talkbacks – Friday, October
3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 – Join artistic staff and members of the
cast in a post-show discussion.

Young Professionals Night –
Thursday, September 25, 6pm – Quadracci Powerhouse Theater Lobby.
Join us for a pre-show happy hour featuring live music and complimentary
appetizers and beer. This event is free with ticket.

Panel Discussions following
the 2pm performances – The Rep, in conjunction
with The Color Purple Community Committee, presents a series of panel
discussions around the themes of the show. Each panel will include local
community experts moderated by a member of The Rep’s Artistic staff.

Monday, August 11, 2014

Are you happy with the way things are? Me either and there
is a new brand of leadership brewing in Milwaukee, however it has been held
back by the old guard and those looking to keep the status quo. On Tuesday August 12th we
have the chance to be counted among those who want a new way of thinking and
acting for us.

This is why I am
voting for Tracey Dent and I am asking you to do the same. The powers that
be are happy with the step’n’fetch it
politics as usual. Those who are the “new” game in town are only bought and
sold union hacks with the same brand of politics as usual in mind. Tracey is
not beholden to anyone but us. He has shown us time after time that his only
interest is in the community at large and the need to make our community a
better place for the future. I know there are many trying to hold him back because
they lost their own bids fora race or
because they do not have the community’s best interest in mind. I ask you to
think about those folks and what have they done for you lately? When they lost
did they continue to help the community or did they surely fall into the
background and disappear because they didn’t get their way? Of those that are running
is it to keep their steady income? Have they held their promises to the
community as they said? Have they been accountable to you or answered your
phone calls? Have they even bothered to do anything they said or was it all for
show and once elected did they go back to sitting in their offices in their
nice suits and do absolutely nothing?

These are some of the things you will need to ask yourselves
and then I hope you will vote along with me for change I think we all know we
can count on. Leon Young has not been a state rep we have seen do anything in
our community. I do not know the last time he has shown up to comfort a family
or stand on an issue. He is just happy to stand in the crowd and be counted as
one of the familiar do nothing Black Elected. I can point out photo ops and
news articles that show favor to him. However that has not created jobs, safer
neighborhoods, or made change for us. Don’t you think we need to let Leon go? I
think it is time for a change Milwaukee.
Please help me in welcoming in new leadership that will bear fruit for us and
future generations. Proven, tested, and tried, Tracey Dent!!

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

There is new information for the Back to School Bash along with a code for people to use. If you need book bags filled with back to school items, your hair done, brand new clothes, and free immunizations along with giveaways like X boxes and PlayStations, you need to get your golden ticket which is already posted and get registered right away!!
Don't let this opportunity get away from you. As parents we could all use a break from all the back-to-school expenses. Here is your chance. See the attachment below and go to the golden ticket post further down the website.
Peace Family,
WW

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

A new survey shows that Obamacare has done a fantastic job of reducing the uninsurance rate -- for everybody except blacks.
The share of Americans age 19 to 64 without health insurance fell from 20 percent last summer to 15 percent this spring, according to a telephone survey of 4,425 people from the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit health-care research group. The number of adults without insurance fell by 9.5 million -- a success by any measure, especially considering that we're still in the early days of exchange enrollment, and about half the states have yet to expand Medicaid.
The drop in uninsurance rates held across almost every demographic group: young and old, male and female, married and unmarried, with children and without. The uninsurance rate for whites fell to 12 percent from 16 percent; for Latinos, it plummeted, to 23 percent from 36 percent. For respondents who reported their race as "mixed" or "other," the share without insurance was cut almost in half, to 11 percent from 20 percent.

Monday, July 14, 2014

July 12th& 26th, 2014

Washington Park Library

2121 N. Sherman Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

Time: 2:30 p.m.

M.A.G.V will be having our monthly meeting at Washington Park Library. All are invited to come. We will discuss our organization, violence, annual block party and join new members. We welcome your ideas and support

The Umoja Project

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